# Accident 19960603012599A: Piper PA60601P, Willard, OH, June 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1996, 08:51 local time
- Place: Willard, OH
- Airport: Willard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGWA
- Location: 41.0493° N, 82.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0493&lon=-82.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-601P (registry code 7106016, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,997 total, 6,093 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603012599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FINAL APPROACH YAWED TO LEFT, LANDED, ROLLED INTO SOFT TURF, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, WING TIP AND PROP HIT GROUND. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 35 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, IT YAWED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OR PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY `...IN A RIGHT SKID, CAUSING [EVENTUAL LANDING] GEAR FAILURE.' THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN 11 MPH LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA089), Jun 3, 1996: Piper PA60-601P (N86AT), Willard, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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